japanese headstart student guide

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BOUT THE COURSE

The Japanese Headstart Program can

help

make your s tay in

Japan rewarding by providing essent ia l language

sk i l l s

and

cul tura l

information. Unl

ike

t radi t ional textbook Japanese,

th is course

focuses on

the

kind of

prac t i ca l

everyday

Japanese you will

need

to go

shopping,

ask

direct ions

or

r ide

the

subway.

The program is

designed

to

be chal lenging and st imulat ing,

and i t

can

be fun. The suggest ions in th i s

guide

can help

you get the most from the program.

Headstart is

a

se l f - ins t ruc t iona l

course.

direc t ions

on tape and in your t ex t you

wi

II

phrases given by native speakers

of

Japanese,

quest ions in Japanese,

and

pract ice using the

you are learning.

According

to

repeat words and

ask and

answer

Japanese

phrases

You are

urged to study the course materials a t

your own

pace. There should

be no

time

imits

except

those

you

set

for

f inishing each of the modules

and

the whole course .

Eight

of

the printed language -instruction

modules

in th i s

course

are accompanied by recorded

material

on

casse t t es .

The

recorded

and printed language material must be used

together

for best r esu l t s . n

addi t ion,

the course

contains

two

modules

without

recorded material : notes on Japanese culture

and an

optional

reading-writ ing module deal ing with

signs

and

menus.

The

subjects

covered

in

each

module

of

the

course

are

as

fo lows:

Module

I

Cultural

Background

Module 2: Greetings

and Introductions

Module

3:

Directions

Module

4:

Eating

Out

Module

5:

Shopping

and

Repairs

Module

6:

Subways

and Trains

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Module 7: Taxis

Module 8: Prices

Module

9:

Time

Module 10:

Signs

and Menus

optional)

Although

the

modules are numbered, you are encouraged to

study

the

f i r s t seven in

any order you

choose. Modules

8 and

9 should

not

be

attempted

before you have mastered

Modules

I

through

7.

L t ke the other

modu

Ies, Modu I e 10 S i gns and Menus is

designed to give you practical ski l i s tha t wi II be useful in

dai Iy s i tuat ions. The module is

optional

because i t

deals

with written

Japanese

and

the Headstart

Program is primarily

concerned with

spoken

Japanese.

Most

students

of Japanese

find

the

writ ten language

fascinating;

we hope you wil I, too.

In any event,

the cue cards

contained in the module can be

carr ied

with you wherever you go and wil I

help

you

get

around

in Japan. You can

use

the

cards to identify

the

names, writ-

ten In characters , of

t ra in

and subway

s ta t ions

signs

seen

when shopping,

res taurant

signs, and

items

on Japanese

menus.

Each

of

the eight

basic

language modules of the Japanese

Headstart Program is divided

into

nine parts :

I. OBJECTIVES, a

statement

of what you can expect to learn

from the module printed material only);

2.

VOCABULARY, a I is t ing of Japanese words

introduced in

the

module printed and recorded mater ia l) ;

3.

NOTES, a detat led preview of the subject printed material

only);

4. DRILLS, in which you

wil

I use Japanese

expressions

printed and recorded material) ;

5.

DIALOGUES, to

which

you

f i r s t

I

isten

and in which you

then

play the

role

of an

American

conversing

in

Japanese

printed and

recorded mater ia l) ;

6.

SELF-EVALUATION QUIZ, by

which

you check your progress

printed

and

recorded

mater ia l) ;

7. REVIEW ND

REMEDIATION,

a I is t ing

of

specif ic

material to

be restudied to correct deficiencies

printed material

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8. SUPPLEMENTARY SELF-EVALUATION QUIZ

to

re tes t , if

necessary, your

understanding of material

in

the module

(printed

and

recorded

mater ia l ) ;

9.

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY a I i s t

of

words which can

be

help

ful

in

the s i tuat ions covered (printed and recorded mate

r i a l ) .

In addition to the

10

modules,

the

Headstart Program

includes

a Glossary of

al l the

words

and phrases that are

introduced

in the course, arranged alphabetically

in both

Japanese-Engl ish and Engl ish-Japanese. The Glossary should

help

refresh your memory whenever you forget a word or phrase

you learned earl

ier

and is a handy

tool

to

use whenever

you

wish to

review.

Use your Japanese

Headstart Program mater ials

In

the

way

you

think

is best for you. Here

are

some suggested ways

to

achieve

best resul ts :

I. Modules

I

through

7

are designed to

be

studied

in

any

sequence

you

wish.

Study the

module that looks in teres t

ing

to

you.

If

you

are

going

downtown

for

Japanese

food

th i s

weekend, take Eating Out f i r s t - -o r Subways and Trains-

or

Signs

and Menus. I t s up

to you

2. If you already know some Japanese and

think

you can

meet

the

objectives of a par t icular module, turn immediately to

the Self-evaluat ion Quiz.

If

you complete the Quiz with

a t least 80 percent accuracy, you may not need to study

the module.

3.

Don't t ry to do too much in one study

session.

When you

s ta r t

to feel that

you've

had enough,

take

a coffee break

or

stop and review for awhile. Learning Japanese should

be

fun,

not

work.

4.

If you are I istening

to recorded

material and have t rouble

understanding

a

passage, don' t

hesi ta te

to

stop

the

tape.

You

may go back and I

is ten to the passage as

many times as

you I ike.

As

a general rule,

i t s not

a good

idea to

get

in

the habit of

stopping the tape

jus t to give yourself

more

t ime to think

before

responding,

but

i t may

be neces

sary

once in awhi Ie.

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5.

When

you are working with the recorded vocabulary in part

of each

module,

follow

the

ins t ruc t ions

as given

on the

tape.

Fi r s t

I is ten

careful ly to the

Japanese word(s)

and

the

Engl

ish

equivalent .

Second,

I

is ten

again

and

repeat

each item

af te r i t is

pronounced

in Japanese. Try

hard to pronounce

as

the speaker does

on

the

tape.

Third,

stop the tape

and

study the

vocabulary

thoroughly.

Final ly l i s ten

again to

the

Japanese

and ident i fy the

English

meanings.

6.

If

you have

access

to an ins t ruc tor or nat ive

speaker of

Japanese,

take

advantage of

the opportuni ty

to

simulate

si tuat ions

by role playing. This

wi

I I give you confi -

dence

in

your

abi I

i ty to

communicate

and

help you to

correct

any

mistakes

you may be

making.

7.

The

proof

of

the

pudding

is the real

s i tua t ion .

Once

you have completed a module, t r y o u t

your

Japanese as

soon

as you

can

in a rea l - I

ife

s i tua t ion . I t wi I I be

rewa rd i ng when you

rea

I i

ze tha t

what you lea rned rea I I Y

works.



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BOUT THE L NGU GE

No attempt is made

in

the Headstart Program to analyze the

grammar

of the

Japanese language.

However, you

should

be

aware

of

some

of

the

important di fferences

between

Japanese

and Eng

Ii

sh:

I. The Japanese language has no words for a ,

an,

and

the .

For

examp

Ie,

a

bu

i I

ding

a

nd the bu

i I

ding

are

the same

in

Japanese. -

2. Often no

dist inct ion

is

possible

in Japanese between

sin g u I a

r a n

d p I u r a I. For e xa mpie, b u i I din,9.. and

bui I d i n g ~ are the same

in

Japanese.

3.

The

Japanese equivalents of I , me, you, and other

pronouns

are often

l e f t

out of Japanese sentences . One

must

l i s ten carefu I I Y to the sentence in context

to

under

stand what is being discussed.

4.

Sometimes

the

Japanese

subject

of

a

sentence

is

understood

but not

expressed. When

the subject of

a

sentence is

expressed,

i t is

almost always the f i r s t

word

in the-sen

tence.

The

verb is almost always the

last word

in

a sen

tence.

5. In

Japanese there is

no

di fference in

word

order between

a statement and a

question.

When

the Japanese want to ask

a question, they

add

the word ka a t

the

end

of a s tatement.

The word ka is one of severa I sma I I words

in

Japanese

(others

include

wa ga 0

te

de no and ni ) cal led

sentence par t ic les . They are used

in Japanese

sentences

to indicate

the

functions

of

par t i cu la r

words

within sen

tences . For

example, both w

and ga

indicate that the

preceding word is

the

subject of a sentence. 0 indicates

tha t the

preceding

word is a di rec t objec t . To learn

conversational Japanese, i t is

not

necessary

to

study these

part ic les

because

sometimes

they

are omitted

in everyday

conversat ion. For th i s

reason, some sentences

introduced

in the Japanese Headstart Program are given with

par t i c l es

lef t out.

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6. The words

r e ~

k o r e ~ and sore are

pronouns

for

things:

re re fers to things

a t a

distance from both

the

speaker

and

the

l i s tener;

kore re fers to things near the

speaker,

meaning th i s one

or t h i s th ing ;

sore

re fers to things

near the I

i s tener ,

meaning that

one or tha t th ing.



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GUIDE TO

THE

TAPES

MODULE

2,

GREETINGS ND INTRODUCTIONS

Side

1:

Pa r t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t

4:

Fluency

Dr i l l s 1 15)

Side

2:

Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

16

18)

Pa r t

5: Dialogues

Pa r t

6: Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz

Par t

8:

Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Par t 9:

Addi t ional Vocabulary

MODULE

3,

DIRECTIONS

Side

1 :

Pa r t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

1

4)

Side

2:

Pa r t

4:

Fluency

Dr i l l s

5

17)

Pa r t

5: Dialogues

1

16)

Side

3: Pa r t

5:

Dialogues

17

25)

Pa r t

6 :

Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz

Pa r t 8: Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Pa r t 9:

Addi t ional

Vocabulary

MODULE 4 ,

EATING

OUT

Side

1:

Pa r t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t 4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

1

7)

Side

2: Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

8

18)

Pa r t

5: Dialogues

1

7)

Side

3:

Pa r t

5:

Dialogues

8

10)

Pa r t

6:

Se l f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Pa r t 8:


Quiz

Pa r t 9:

Addi t iona l Vocabulary

MODULE

5

SHOPPING ND REPAIRS

Side

1:

Pa r t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

1

3)

Side

2:

Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

4

25)

Pa r t

5:

Dialogues

1

7)

Side

3:

Pa r t

5:

Dialogues

8

20)

Pa r t

6:

Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz

Pa r t

8:


Quiz

Pa r t

9 :

Addi t iona l

Vocabulary



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MODULE

6,

SUBW YS

ND

TRAINS

Side

1:

Par t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

1 -

5)

Side

2:

Par t

4:

Fluency

Dri l l s

6

32)

Side

3:

Pa r t

4:

Fluency

Dri l l s

33 -

45)

Par t

5:

Dialogues

1 -

3)

Side

4:

Par t

5:

Dialogues

4 6)

Par t

6:

Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz

Par t

8:

Supplementary

Sel f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Par t

9 :

Addi t iona l Vocabulary

MODULE

7,

TAXIS

Side

1:

Par t

2:

Vocabulary

Par t

4:

Fluency Dr i l l s

1 -

4)

Side

2:

Par t

4: Fluency

Dr i l l s 5 10)

Par t

5:

Dialogues

Par t

6 :


Side

3:

Par t 8: Supplementary


Par t

9:

Addi t iona l

Vocabulary

MODULE

8,

PRICES

Side

1:

Par t

2:

Vocabulary

Par t 4:

Fluency

Dri l l s

1 -

4)

Side

2:

Par t 4:

Fluency Dri l l s 5 16)

Side 3:

Par t 4: Fluency

Dri l l s

17

23)

Par t 5:

Dialogues

Side

4:

Par t

6:

Sel f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Pa r t

8:

Supplementary Sel f - eva lua t ion

Quiz

Pa r t

9 :

Addi t iona l

Vocabulary

MODULE

9

TIME

Side

1:

Pa r t

2:

Vocabulary

Pa r t 4:

Fluency Dri l l s

1

-

2)

Side

2:

Par t

4:

Fluency Dri l l s

3 -

12)

Side 3: Par t 4:

Fluency

Dri l l s

13 28)

Par t

5 :

Dialogues

1 -

10)

Side

4:

Par t

5:

Dialogues

11 -

20)

Par t

6 :


Par t 8:

Supplementary


Par t

9:

Addi t iona l

Vocabulary

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